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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Dan agree with Operation Lam Son 719?

2. How many dead men does his friend tell Hodges about?

3. What prevents Snake's two teams from advancing to help Senator's team?

4. Where has Hodges been recovering from his wounds?

5. Where does Mitsuko take Hitoshi to help him understand his past?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hodges do when he is released from the Japanese hospital?

2. What does Waterbull tell the men in the letter he sends to the unit?

3. Describe Snake's feelings about serving in Vietnam?

4. What is Mitsuko's response when Hodges asks her to marry him?

5. What does Goodrich see hanging from the helicopter that passes above him?

6. What type of songs does Senator sing and play on his guitar after Hodges returns?

7. What is the reaction of Hodges' son when Mitsuko takes him to see his father's memorial?

8. What is Snake's mother doing two years after he is killed in Vietnam?

9. How do Goodrich's parents welcome him back home?

10. What is Bagger's reaction to Senator's insulting song about Hodges?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Naturalism emphasizes that humans act by instinct, similar to animals, or compulsively driven by circumstances beyond their control.

1) Summarize three figurative comparisons that suggest either the animal nature of Snake or the compulsive nature of his actions.

2) Explain the answers as examples of Naturalism.

Essay Topic 2

Each of the characters presented in Hodges' unit had different reasons for enlisting in the Marines.

1) Summarize the reasons of at least four of the characters in the novel.

2) Compare the character's views when they enlisted to their attitudes toward the Marines once they are actually serving in Vietnam.

3) How does each of the characters lose their innocent view of their role in the war? Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause Senator's life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward the people in his life because of these changes?

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